Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-02
While Joseph Kennedy of Grand Rapids

He had loaded up with dynamite as usual
and when the charge did not go of as
expected, he returned To investigate just
in time To be horribly mutilated.
John Croft was instantly killed by
timber which fell of the tramway in
Hackley Il Humes' sawmill in Muskegon
the other day.
Elijah Walker OF Grand Rapids, gets six
months in the house OF correction for sell
ing liquor without a license.
James Stewart, suspected OF killing the
unknown man whose remains were found
in burned building In Hudson, will have
a new trial.
Mark Annis is boring for gold on a
farm near Ithaca
Mrs. Williamson would not vacate prop
erty wanted by the Toledo a. Ann Arbor
at Cadillac until she received her pay
The company took possession of land and
boat house and removed boats and build
Ing. Mrs. williamson now sues for sl,O 900
damages.
A pair OF huge antlers baye been ex-
humed on August Westphal's farm in
Genoa, Livingston county.
Willie Windman shot blue heron
measuring 81 feet from tip TO tip, on the
river bank at Owo'so.
Three sink holes on the Chicago, Kala.
mazoo a. Hastings road near Hastings
will delay regular running OF trains some
days.
The Hon. .. f.. NJ. Cutcheon looking
over Iosco county relative To the establish
ment of school for Indian children at
Greenbush school district along with reg
ular school.
The badly decomposed remains of an
unknown man were found on the beac /
at 81. Joseph the other day.
Workmen on the Cincinnati, Jackson ~
Mackinac, on r. j.. Clark's farm in ROllin
near Hudson, exhumed an ancient copper
kettle, and when the cover was removed
an ill-sme.ling substance like beans was
seen Human skull fragments, other bits
of bones, pieces OF gray and yellow striped
blanket and few shreds OF broadcloth
were also found. Twas Mis-aug-na pc n
waugh-haw-lum-bic's grave.
firm in Quebec has purchased 1900
acres of timber and mineral land in Bara-
"a, Menomlnee, Delta, Alger and Mar
quette counties.
The Sixth Michigan cavalry will hold a
reunion in lonia December 2s
A chld born at EckfoI on Thanksgiving
day has II fingers and IL toes
Several Howell people have 10 ,ated per
manent claim in Houghton county.
Frank Lyon, we known TO thousand,
of people VINO have visited the state CAPT
tol At Lansing as the one-armed officer
who acted as guide and policeman, die
at Mason recently, of in urIei received by
being crushed in the capitJ! elevator
during the war he was soldier in the
second United states sharpshooters,
company IS, ami lost an arm IN battle.
The accident by wnich Le lost MS life hap
pened last March. aud since then his wlte
has die 1, being worn out ia caring for
him. lie was a good man, and Will be
missed uY many.
Not much more than year ago Clar
ence Far4eman 81 ADRIAN, wa, the head OF
a family OF five, but now he IS alone IN
August of 80, little daughter died, and
since then the fell destroyer has visited
his nome repeatedly, taking MS wife and
Two remaining daughters, aud leaving
him FRUSTRATED by his overwhelming be-
leaV -ment.
he assembly OF the seventh deg rec, tho
highest branch Of the national grange
elected the following officers at the con-
vention held recently in Lansing: High
priest, Jane, Draper Of Massachusetts !,
archon, Put Darden of Mississippi; anal
st, }. 1rembie, Washington; treasurer,
VI. Mcdowell, New York; archejist, w
NJ. m, Kansas; interpreter, j. II. Brig
ham ONO; nierophant, a. D. Rose, Texa,.
The Smith purifier works of Jackson are
offered acres OF land and a $4,000 cash
bonus to move the works 20 ST. Faul
Minnesota.
Prof Hogan, Jackson balloonist, sues
In ham county agricultural society 10 re-
cover pay for has ascension a. Mason fair
Calumet a Hecla viii pay $4,000 to
learn VINO set fire TO the mine. Seven
stamp heads at the mills hav been stopped
and 1t will toe some weeks efore the
shafts are opened to ascertain the condi-
ton oil thin = below,
December IL is the date fixed for the
reunion OF the Third Michigan infantry
at Muskegon.
III. Bradford OF MuSkegon killed IA deer
on his recent hunt in the upper peninsula
a Polish military company has been
organized in Grand Rapids.
The wife of John A. Spaulding, ex-coun-
ty treasurer of Eaton county, died in
Bellevue on Thanksgiving day. Mrs.
Spaulding was the first female child born
in Eaton county.
When Theodore Wood. cash er OF the
bank at Che sea, returned home from
church Thanksgiving day, he found his
wife dead on the floor
D. &. Murch, one Of the earliest settlers
in Hillsdale county, died in Jonesville IA
few days ago.
Richard WEIGH persisted in a snow storm
while hunting ducks on Grass Lake near
Waukegon. Body found frozen stiff in
bottom of boat.
otto Fow.e OF lonia was coasting
Thanksgiving day. His sled ran with ire
mendous force into a to ephone post, injur
ing Otto so seriously that he died the mex Z
morning.
Daughter OF John Barker, residing three
miles southwest of Oakley, committed
sll-ide Thanksgiving eve by taking